Draft the Donald! Campaign Effort Begins

Donald Trump talks to reporters in New York in this May 18, 2005 file photo. The February 27, 2006 premiere of the new season of his hit show, 'The Apprentice', lost some ratings steam in its new home on Monday night, compared to its previous Thursday timeslot. REUTERS/Jeff Christensen

Here we go again. In a previous post, I wrote about how the Republican Party courted Donald Trump to run for governor in 2006. Trump also toyed with the idea of running for president on the Reform Party in 2000. Nothing ever came from that. Now we've got this interesting story from Yahoo News:

ALBANY, N.Y. - The head of New York's Independence Party has launched a Web site aiming to draft Donald Trump into the 2008 presidential race as a third-party candidate.

Party Chairman Frank MacKay says he recently met with Trump to tell him about the draft plan. MacKay says the mega-developer was flattered and intrigued by the idea but noncommittal about running for president.

Trump considered a third-party run for the White House six years ago as the candidate of the
Ross Perot-inspired Reform Party, but eventually decided against it.

MacKay's Web sit is http://www.donaldtrump2008.com.

MacKay says it's up to him and other activists to convince Trump to run. He says Trump looks and sounds more presidential than Perot -- and needs no introduction to the American public.

There is an underlying lesson within this story. The American public is craving for strong, competent, intelligent leadership. Donald Trump exemplifies this leadership role for the American public. Not only is he a successful business mogul and real estate tycoon, but he comes into American living rooms each week with his Apprentice television series. Each week, the public watches Trump the boss question the young, smart Trump wanna-bees and then delivers his signature verdict of, "You're FIRED!" Through the Apprentice television series, Trump has crafted an image of himself as a strong, decisive business leader--and you can bet that he's laughing all the way to the bank with his show. Now that shows some successful business savvy on Trump's part.

So it is no wonder that political activists are courting Trump to run for president? They have certainly seen how our latest strong, decisive leader, that currently occupies the White House, has caused some incredibly collosal screw-ups in U.S. foreign and domestic policy. If this nation's first MBA president can cause so much damage to the country, then how about selecting a new business leader--someone who is successful in building a real estate empire, someone who has a strong personality and some real moxie. Someone who has certainly show his personality and business sense through his own television series? It doesn't surprise me that Trump is again being courted to run for public office--only this time the most powerful public office in the country.

I have to wonder, is the Office of the President of the United States too big or too small for Trump's ego?